Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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    The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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